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San Jose police union office manager charged with importing, distributing fentanyl

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A longtime office manager for the San Jose Police Officers Association allegedly used her work computer to order controlled substances from abroad, including an analog version of fentanyl, and distributed the drugs from her office, according to a federal criminal complaint.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023

California police union executive charged with attempting to import opioids

Executive director of the San Jose Police Officers Association charged with attempt to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023

New bill seeks to limit housing sprawl in fire- and flood-prone areas of California

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Over the past half-century, new housing has spread into ever more far-flung parts of California – from luxury estates perched on remote hillsides to tightly packed subdivisions stretched over rural flatlands.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

An ancient mound of shells has been mined in the San Francisco Bay for 100 years — but the oyster’s future is uncertain

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For years now, if a commuter were to glance to the north side of the San Mateo Bridge, they might see a lonely barge, painted with the words “Lind Marine,” floating a few hundred yards from the shoreline.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

San Francisco Bay Area cleans up after ‘extraordinary’ day amid extraordinary winter

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Across the San Francisco Bay Area, public safety workers and weather experts figured there wasn’t much they hadn’t seen during this relentless winter of atmospheric rivers, a freezing Alaskan Gulf jet stream, snow and nearly 100 mph winds.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Human rights court begins review of high-stakes El Salvador abortion case

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Wednesday began hearing the historic case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion in 2013 despite doctors' calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Showers linger into Wednesday following Bay Area’s 'bomb cyclone'

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Even experienced weather experts were stunned by the destructive, deadly and ultimately rare “bomb cyclone” that touched down in the region Tuesday afternoon.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

HPE acquires IT operations management startup OpsRamp

HPE has struck an agreement to acquire AIOps-powered IT operations management (ITOM) startup OpsRamp. Headquartered in San Jose, California, OpsRamp’s SaaS platform provides discovery, monitoring, automation, and event resolution for hybrid and multi-cloud environments using AIOps. SEE MORE Everything you need to know about HPE SEE MORE HPE unveils new…

IT Pro · Mar 21, 2023

Couple sentenced to prison in notorious San Jose baby kidnapping

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman and her boyfriend were sentenced to prison Monday in the April kidnapping of a San Jose infant, drawing to a close a case that drew national notoriety because of its apparent motive — the woman’s desire to fool another extramarital lover into believing the…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

Wilder Ranch: World-class recreation, epic vistas in the Bay Area’s coastal playground

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Where Chinquapin Trail meets Eucalyptus Loop in Wilder Ranch State Park, gorgeous meadows roll down toward the Pacific Ocean and a skeleton grove of long-dead trees beloved by woodpeckers rises above one of California’s best picnic spots — complete with wooden tables.

Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023